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A Historical Day

French explorer Robert de La Salle, having ventured throughout the central northern regions of America, now arrives at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River, names the entire basin area “La Louisiane,” after French King Louis XIV, and claims the territory for France..

(1860) Oldest surviving recording of a human voice is made

Parisian bookseller Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville sets up his invention, the phonautograph, and records someone singing ‘Au Claire de la Lune.’ It will predate Thomas Edison’s more famous first recordings by 28 years. The MP3 won’t arrive for another 133 years..

(1865) Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders

In a last-ditch effort against Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee realizes the effort is futile and surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Virginia’s Appomattox Court House. The surrender triggers others across the South, as the American Civil War finally winds down..

(1959) NASA introduces picks for Project Mercury

Seven astronauts out of 500 applicants are determined to have the right stuff to conduct manned spaceflights, and they’re introduced in Washington, DC, in front of hundreds of reporters. Astronauts Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, and Slayton will become national heroes. .

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